But it turns out that the Connecticut Department of Transportation is still evaluating things, which was a surprise to riders at the Cos Cob station in Greenwich on Thursday morning.

“News to me,” said one person.

“New york raised the fares two years ago and Connecticut didn’t. As far as I’m concerned, we’re probably overdue, but the reason he’s [Gov. Dan Malloy] doing it versus union concessions is flawed,” said another rider.

A small hike was expected to pay for new M-8 rail cars, but how much this hike will be, if it happens, is still a mystery.